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Dear J Smith,

Freedom of Information Request (our reference FOI20-262)

We refer to your Freedom of Information request dated 8^th June. We
apologise for the delay in responding. In line with government advice, the
University has put in place measures to protect staff and students during
the current Covid-19 pandemic, including staff working from home. We hope
you will appreciate that this has led to some unavoidable disruption and
we regret that we have not been able to respond to requests as quickly as
we would wish.

You requested the following information:

“I am writing to you regarding your BVSc Veterinary Science (D100) course.
Could you please provide myself with an Excel spreadsheet with the
following data/information from the last 2 admission cycles:
1) A Level grades (predicted)
2) A Level grades (achieved)
3) Whether an offer was made

Also, what was the lowest GCSE grade combination for those given an offer
and how many contextual offers were made?”

University’s Response

Further to Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the “Act”) we
confirm that the information requested is held by the University of
Bristol (the “University”).

We are unable to provide a line by line analysis for each applicant as it
could be possible to identify the individuals concerned. The information
is exempt from disclosure under Section 40 (2) of the Act -third party
personal information. This is an Absolute exemption therefore there is no
requirement to conduct public interest test. Any information is exempt
from disclosure under the Act if it relates to or is supplied by another
individual and disclosure of that information would contravene any of the
principles of the Data Protection Act (2018).

We have provided you with the average tariff points for applicants and
offer-holders.

Currently our GCSE data is not recorded in a reportable format.
Applicants may apply with different combinations of level 2 qualifications
and can use level 3 qualifications to fulfil literacy and numeracy
requirements. Details of how applications are scored can be found on the
course admissions statement which is available on our website.  

Internal Review Procedure

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, then you have a
right under Section 50 of the Act to request an internal review.  All such
requests must be sent to us within 40 days, and must clearly state our
reference number (at the top of this email) and your reason for requesting
an internal review.  We will aim to respond to your request for an
internal review within 20 working days of receipt.

Your request for an internal review should be sent to
[University of Bristol request email], quoting your FOI reference number.
Alternatively, you could post it to:

Director of Legal Services

Secretary’s Office

University of Bristol

Beacon House

Queens Road

Bristol

BS8 1QU

Information Commissioners Office

Should you remain dissatisfied with the final outcome of the internal
review then you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner (the
“ICO”) for an independent review.  The ICO is the Government’s Independent
Body responsible for overseeing the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the
Data Protection Act 2018 and The Environmental Information Regulations
2004.

Please note the ICO will only review cases that have exhausted the
University’s internal review procedure. All correspondence to the ICO must
quote the University’s reference number and your reasons for your appeal. 
The ICO’s contact details are as follows:

The Information Commissioners Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

More information can be found at the ICO’s website
at [1]http://www.ico.org.uk

Kind Regards

Freedom of Information Team

University of Bristol

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